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Devon Environment Foundation

Impact Report 2020-2025

Devon Environment Foundation funds grassroots nature restoration projects across Devon, channelling support from businesses and philanthropists to innovative local initiatives. Since 2020, over £1.2m in direct grants has been awarded to 87 projects with 43 partners, covering landscape regeneration, river restoration and marine conservation. DEF is a member of the Conservation Collective, a global network of local nature foundations. The 2020-2025 Impact Report covers the organisation's first five years, during which Devon's nature recovery movement has grown significantly.

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Direct grants to grassroots nature restoration projects (kick-start and scale-up funding); landscape regeneration; river restoration; marine conservation; business and philanthropist partnerships; Conservation Collective membership (global network); capacity building for grassroots groups; Devon nature recovery support Custom geography from upload: Devon

Key Metrics

Key Metric 1 Over £1.2 million in direct grants awarded since 2020; 87 projects supported; 43 project partners worked with (as of April 2025)
Key Metric 2 Member of Conservation Collective — global network of local foundations funding effective grassroots nature-based solutions; focus on landscape regeneration, river restoration and marine conservation
Key Metric 3 Specialist in identifying innovative grassroots nature-based solutions in Devon to tackle the climate and nature crisis; Devon is home to two coastlines, two moors and diverse wetlands, woodlands, meadows and rivers

Key Outcomes

  • Nature rebounds quickly given the right conditions — Devon's growing movement of nature restoration workers shows the grassroots model works; nature-based solutions sequester carbon, increase biodiversity, prevent flooding and droughts and offer opportunities for community connection
  • DEF specialises in identifying the most innovative and impactful grassroots solutions in Devon; member of Conservation Collective alongside similar local foundations globally; projects restore and protect Devon's exceptional natural beauty
  • Five-year review (2020-2025); PDF inaccessible (403 error) — data sourced from Conservation Collective and DEF website; founded to connect businesses and philanthropists with Devon grassroots restoration projects

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